Career Corner 5th October 2015: Tourism management offers so much opportunity @crc1029fm
Liam Horan, explores the explosive growth of tourism in Ireland and how to target a management career within this sector. Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers, Liam Horan, offers his analysis of what’s happening in the tourism industry in Ireland, where it has come from and where it is going. Plenty of tourism management and […]
Career Corner: ‘The evolution of administration as a role’ crc1029fm September 28th 2015
Career Corner today: Mark speaks about how the role of an administrator has changed and can offer great opportunities within an organisation. Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Matthew Largent, Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm June 29th 2015 – Create a LinkedIn Profile
Career Corner – Would a LinkedIn profile help the job seeker? Today, Mark speaks about the advantages of having an up-to-date LinkedIn profile for today’s jobseeker. Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday […]
What would you do if you got the job? Listen to Career Corner – May 25th 2015
Career Corner Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Topic: “I recently attended for an interview and felt I had prepared well in advance. However, one particular question […]
Skype #jobs interview – how can I nail it? Radio interview on this very topic #careers #jobfairy
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I’m being interviewed by Skype next week for a job. The position is overseas and I have the skills and experience to do it, but I am worried about the Skype interview because all the other candidates will be interviewed in person. I fear Skype may be […]
“I’m told most jobs are filled by word of mouth – is this true? How can I get around that?”
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I’m told that most jobs don’t get advertised at all. That sounds so unfair to me. I’m 52 years of age, born and bred in the UK, and I moved to Ireland with my husband four years ago. We didn’t really know many people here but wanted […]
Keeping in touch after a good job interview – and making sure scheduled holidays don’t ruin my chances
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I recently went for a job with a company, but I didn’t get it. However, they made a point of ringing me to say I had made a very favourable impression. “This particular job wasn’t the right fit for you,” the owner told me on the phone, […]
Voluntary experience can have professional application
By Ashley Cahillane, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q. My experience of managing people has been mainly in the voluntary sector. I’ve chaired a number of local organisations and served as an officer at regional and national levels. However, my professional experience has always been solitary – I’m a saleswoman. I’m now going for a role as […]
On balance, saying ‘no’ was a good ruse
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: The job was for a team leader. The interview was going grand until one fellow – the quiet one – piped up with ‘how much money have you in your bank account?’ I prevaricated and I procrastinated and I equivocated, and then I sighed and […]
CV Survey
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers We are carrying out an extensive survey of what employers all over Ireland like in CVs they receive. If you’re an employer, and you would be willing to carry out the survey, email ‘CV Survey’ to admin@slinuacareers.com and we will send on the survey. Thank you. […]